Aaron Parks, Denise Keefe, and Eric Hall Take Top Sales Honors

Aaron Parks

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named Realtor Aaron Parks as its top Sales Associate of the Month for September. Realtor Denise Keefe was named Second Sales Associate, and Realtor Eric Hall was named Third Sales Associate.

The awards are based on monthly sales volume.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company serving all of Licking County, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.

Home Sales Hit New Apex this Summer

737 Midway Dr. Newark sold for $93,500 in August.

 

Central Ohio home sales hit a new apex this summer and now stand at their highest point on record. The 18,834 homes sold as of Aug. 31 were 22.9 percent higher than the number of homes sold January through August or 2012 and further exceed any previous year according to the Columbus REALTORS®.

“Buyers are proving that they want to buy now, and Sellers are proving they are ready to sell,” said Realtor Phil Frye and CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate General Manager.

Licking County saw 180 single family and condominium home sales in August 2013, a 5.9 percent increase from August of 2012, when 170 homes sold. In Licking County, 1,341 homes sold from Jan. - Aug. 2013, up 20.8% from the same period last year.

 

In addition to the increase in sales, home prices continue to rise slightly. The average sold price for Licking County homes sold for Jan. to Aug. 2013 was $150,992, up 2.9% from the same period last year. The average sold price was $162,069 in Aug. 2013, a 12.3% decrease from Aug. 2012 when the average sold price was $144,299.

 

The average days on market for a house until sale was 84 days, from Jan. - Aug. 2013, down 15.2% or 15 days, compared to the same time period last year.

 

The number of Licking County home listings coming on the market as a new listing for Aug. 2013 was 260, up 12.1% from Aug. 2012, when there were 232 new listings. For Jan. - Aug. 2013, there have been 2,351 new listings in Licking County, up 16.2% from the same period last year.

 

 

The number of Licking County home listings going in contract in August 2013, totaled 209 homes. The inventory of homes for sale in Licking County in August 2013 was 1,092, with 6.8 months supply of inventory.

Privacy on 5.5 Acres in Licking Valley!

9733 Loches Rd.  St. Louisville

Enjoy the privacy, woods, and beautiful scenery on 5.5 acres in Licking Valley School District. 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms (one bedroom and bath are on main floor). Hardwood floors in living room and dining room plus bay window, and eat-in kitchen (updated). Great deck with gorgeous landscaping. House has vinyl siding. Outbuilding    (24' x 30') could be used as garage, workshop, & storage. Approximately, 4 of the 5 acres are wooded. Main bathroom was updated in 2013. Underground natural gas line runs through back of property. Listed by CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate.

Parks, Thomson, and Rigsby Earn Top Sales Honors

Aaron Parks

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named Realtor Aaron Parks as its top Sales Associate of the Month for August. Realtor Kim Thomson was named Second Sales Associate, and Realtor Gretchen Rigsby was named Third Sales Associate.

The awards are based on monthly sales volume.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company serving all of Licking County, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.

Realtor Vanessa Beneze Joins CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate

Realtor Vanessa Beneze

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is announcing that Realtor Vanessa Beneze has joined its firm.

“We’re very pleased that Vanessa Beneze has joined our office,” said CENTURY 21 General Manager Phil Frye. “We’re looking forward to her helping clients buy and sell properties.”

Beneze is currently working with Buyers and Sellers. She is a lifelong resident of Licking County, a 1991 graduate of Newark High School, and presently resides in Heath. Beneze has spent several years in the sales and food industry. Her current hobby is attending high school sporting events.

Beneze can be reached at 740-403-2856 and Vanessa.Beneze@Century21.com.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company serving all of Licking County, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.

Licking County Home Sales up 62% in July

737 Midway Dr. Newark sold for $93,500 and closed Aug. 12, 2013.

Central Ohio home sales are breaking the records this summer. Year to date sales (15,988) are 24.2 percent ahead of last year and the highest for the first seven months of any year recorded by Columbus REALTORS®.


Last month’s 2,825 homes sales were the highest on record for the month of July – and the third highest month on record just slightly behind August 2005 (2,875) and June 2006 (2,872).


“We’re helping to bring together Buyers, who want to buy now, and Sellers who are ready to sell,” said Realtor Phil Frye and CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate General Manager.
 

Licking County saw 237 single family and condominium home sales in July 2013, a 62.3 percent increase from July of 2012, when 146 homes sold. In Licking County, 1,517 homes sold from Jan. - July 2013, up 23.1% from the same period last year.
 

In addition to the increase in sales, home prices continue to rise slightly. The average sold price for Licking County homes sold for Jan. to July 2013 was $149,407, up 1.5% from the same period last year. The average sold price was $159,286 in July 2013, an 8% decrease from July 2012, when the average sold price was uncommonly high at $173,078.

The average days on market for a house until sale was 85 days, from Jan. - July 2013, down 17.5% or 18 days compared to the same time period last year.
 

The number of Licking County home listings coming on the market as a new listing for July 2013 was 322, up 29.3%, from July 2012, when there were 249 new listings. For Jan. - July 2013, there have been 2,097 new listings in Licking County, up 17% from the same period last year. 

 

The number of Licking County home listings going in contract in July 2013, totaled 239 homes. The inventory of homes for sale in Licking County in July 2013 was 1,106, with 7.2 months supply of inventory.

Mitch Fellows Earns Agent of the Month Honor

Mitch Fellows

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate has named Realtor Mitch Fellows as its top Sales Associate of the Month for July. Realtor Aaron Parks was named Second Sales Associate, and Realtor Kim Thomson was named Third Sales Associate.

The awards are based on monthly sales volume.

CENTURY 21 Frank Frye Real Estate is a full service real estate company serving all of Licking County, and has been located in historic downtown Newark since 1977.